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Callaway at The Colony
by Nick Catalano
There are so many perspectives from which to view Ann Hampton Callaway's vocal arsenal that I decided that I would take advantage of a Florida book tour stop I was making and catch her appearance at the Royal room of the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. By skipping her CD launch party at Dizzy's (from where ...
Ted Rosenthal and Thelonious Monk
by Nick Catalano
This is the year for numerous Monk retrospectives. There are many themes. One show celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Town Hall concert when Hall Overton arranged Monk's compositions for a large band. Another show focuses on Monk's pianism at Minton's Playhouse. And on and on. The concert that I found most intriguing was held in ...
Scott Hamilton: Is Expatriatism on the Rise?
by Nick Catalano
During my years as a jazz writer I have spent considerable time interviewing and writing about musicians who, for one reason or another, decided to pack up and establish permanent residency outside the United States. Many of the old beboppers (Art Farmer, Johnny Griffin, Ed Thigpen and others) whom I had encountered through the years were ...
Soundbrush Records and Carol Fredette
by Nick Catalano
A new record label is making itself prominent on the Gotham jazz scene. Soundbrush Records is a Latin Grammy Award-winning independent record label focused on latin, jazz and world music. Founded in 2004 by pianist/composer Roger Davidson to promote cross-cultural projects, the label has developed a unique client list. In addition to Davidson's own musical projects, ...
British Jazz and Dave Stapleton
by Nick Catalano
Recent visits to London for book tour commitments have brought me closer to the British jazz scene than I have been for some time. The club performance and recording lists have grown considerably in the past few years and I plan to map out various artist locations in future visits so as to bring matters into ...
Autumn Arcade in Gotham's Jazz Scene
by Nick Catalano
Each fall things get busier in New York for jazz writers, which fortunately is a sign that there's more work for musicians. There are more openings, more CD releases, more press releases and more musicians arriving every year from everywhere. Although jazz remains a hard sell with no less struggling on the part of performers, the ...
Jaap van de Klomp: The Dutch Master of Jazz
by Nick Catalano
JazzLives Jaap van de Klomp Hardcover; 223 pages ISBN: 9789022993538 A.W. Bruna Publishing 2008Perhaps the greatest irony in jazz music is that it so often more appreciated by listeners outside of America--its country of origin. Countless times in this column and other writings, I ...
John Pizzarelli and The Hot Club Of Detroit
by Nick Catalano
As he continues his prolific recording career John Pizzarelli faces greater challenges in searching for material that can result in successful, fresh performances. He has covered most of the legends of the American Songbook and, in his latest session for Telarc, he examines the music of Richard Rodgers. This composer's music has, of course, been gleaned ...
Aaron Parks' Invisible Cinema
by Nick Catalano
Some ten years ago when I was speaking at the annual Clifford Brown Festival in Wilmington Delaware, I ran across a remarkable family. The “Parkses" (a family of four represented at the festival by mother & son) were there, excited by the prospect that young Aaron, age 14 or so, and his young compatriots (winners of ...
Minton's Playhouse Redux
by Nick Catalano
Rarely in art history can a major revolution be exactly pinpointed in time and place. But few will dispute that the premier revolution in jazz history occurred on the bandstands of Minton's Playhouse (210 West 118th St.) and Monroe's Uptown House (198 West 134th St. & 52nd St. from 1943) during the days of World War ...
